Political scientist: All governments worthy

Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Conclusion Match Bad Evidence Match3% picked this

   Politicians are admirable if they put the interests of those they serve above their own interests. So politicians who sometimes ignore the interests of

   There are two conditional premises, but they don't have the same trigger. They have matching outcomes. Premise 1: Put their interests 2nd ? admirable Premise 2: Ignore their voters ? admirable Also, the conclusion isn't conditional

   3%
2. B

   Correct70% picked this

   All jazz musicians are capable of improvising and no jazz musician is incapable of reading music. Therefore all musicians who

   Why this is right

   The two premises have the same trigger. Premise 1: Jazz musician ? can improvise Premise 2: Jazz musician ? can read music The conclusion creates a conditional from those two outcomes. Conclusion: can read music ? can improvise

   Skill tested: Parallel Flaw · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   70%
3. C

   Bad Evidence Match21% picked this

   Ecosystems with cool, dry climates are populated by large mammals. No ecosystems populated by large mammals have abundant and varied plant life. Thus ecosystems

   The two conditionals chain together, but we wanted two conditionals with the same trigger. No reason to keep reading beyond that first mismatch. Premise 1: Cool ? populated and dry with large mammals Premise 2: populate with ? abundant large mammals plants

   21%
4. D

   Bad Evidence Match5% picked this

   Some intellectuals are not socially active, and no intellectual is a professional athlete. Therefore any professional

   The first premise is a "Some" statement, so we could stop reading there. We wanted two conditional premises.

   5%
5. E

   Bad Evidence Match2% picked this

   First-person narratives reveal the thoughts of the narrator but conceal those of the other characters. Some third-person narratives reveal the motives of every character.

   The second premise is a "Some" statement, so we could stop reading there. We wanted two conditional premises.

   2%